11 Healthy Comfort Food Recipes (Gluten Free & Vegetarian)

These healthy comfort food recipes will give your body what it craves as fall and winter arrive, with shorter days and cooler temps. Featuring seasonal produce, there’s something delicious for everyone to enjoy – even better while wearing your sweats or jammies!

Do you find yourself craving healthy comfort food come fall?

I sure do.

This time of year, I find myself waxing and waning between wanting to hang on to daylight saving time as long as I can and yearning for nightfall so I can hunker down to a piping hot bowl of chili with my family at the dinner table.

Perhaps in my sweats or flannel jammies, and maybe followed up by an apple cinnamon oatmeal crisp for dessert.

Somehow the shorter days make comfort food all the more respectable, especially when it’s nourishing and bursting with fall produce like these healthy comfort food recipes.

Pull up a chair and join me at the table for these healthy comfort food recipes. No need to get dressed up. PJ’s are just fine 🙂

11 Healthy Comfort Food Recipes

Chai Apple Pie Mug Cake

This healthy Chai Apple Pie Mug Cake is a delicious treat for breakfast or dessert! It’s gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free, and paleo. Oh, and it’s quick and easy to make! Serve it with Greek yogurt for a delicious protein-packed breakfast.

Sweet Potato & Black Bean Enchiladas

These healthy and delicious Sweet Potato and Black Bean Veggie Enchiladas are a definite crowd pleaser for both vegetarians and meat eaters alike. Make a batch over the weekend and enjoy them all week! Recipe & photo from Anne at Fannetastic Food.

Carrot Ginger Sweet Potato Soup

This Carrot Ginger Sweet Potato Soup is packed with seasonal fall vegetables, and it’s filling enough for a main dish for lunch or dinner. Photo & recipe by Stephanie McKercher at Grateful Grazer.

Gluten-Free Dutch Baby w/ Cinnamon Spiced Pears

You’ll love this easy Gluten Free Dutch Baby with Cinnamon Sugar Spiced Pears-delicious for breakfast OR dinner. It’s a family favorite at our house!

Baked Figs with Maple and Creamy Brie

Baked Figs with Maple and Creamy Brie are the perfect match of savory cheese with sweet figs and maple syrup. Enjoy this for a healthy AND indulgent holiday appetizer! Photo & recipe by Kristina at Fork In The Road.

Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Feta & Greek Herbs

These Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries are made with only 4 ingredients, plus salt and pepper. Pair them with a lentil salad for a vegetarian meal, or with roast chicken for a paleo{ish} dinner. Either way, they’re absolutely delicious!

Pepper Jack Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

These low-carb Pepper Jack Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms pack a whole lot of flavor in only 150 calories, and are melt-in-your-mouth delicious! Serve them as an appetizer at your holiday party, or enjoy them for a healthy vegetarian dinner entree.

Healthy Pumpkin Custard

This Light and Healthy Pumpkin Custard makes a nourishing dessert or healthy treat. It’s packed with protein, vitamins A & C, plus calcium, and tastes just like pumpkin pie, sans the crust {and calories!}

Rosemary Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes

These Mashed Potatoes with Rosemary & Goat Cheese are the ultimate healthy comfort food. Make them in 1 pot, for a super-easy side dish everyone will love!

Butternut Squash Chili Mac

Hunker down to dinner with a bowl full of this Butternut Squash Chili Mac . Bonus-it’s a high-protein veggie meal that’s sure to satisfy any hungry appetite! Omit pumpkin beer, or substitute with your favorite gluten-free beer as needed. Photo & recipe by Kristina at Love and Zest.

Beet & Turnip Hash with Runny Eggs

Root veggies made easy in this healthy recipe for Beet & Turnip Hash with Runny Eggs. No need to roast for 40 minutes-these beets and turnips take less than 10 minutes to tenderize. Nestle the eggs in the pan with the veggies to cook, and you have a nourishing breakfast or dinner. Photo & recipe from Danielle at The Every Kitchen.

Let’s Chat! Are you ready for daylight saving time to end, or do you want to hang on to it for as long as you can? What healthy comfort food and seasonal produce are you craving right now?